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Kate Rusby (Kate Anna Rusby) was born on 4 December, 1973 in Penistone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, is an English folk singer-songwriter. Discover Kate Rusby's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 50 years old?

Popular As Kate Anna Rusby
Occupation Singer-songwriter
Age 50 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 4 December 1973
Birthday 4 December
Birthplace Penistone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Her husband is Damien O'Kane (m. 2010), John McCusker (m. 2001–2006)

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Kate Rusby Net Worth

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Kate Anna Rusby is an English folk singer-songwriter from Penistone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Sometimes called the "Barnsley Nightingale", she has headlined various British folk festivals, and is one of the best known contemporary English folk singers.

1973

Rusby was born into a family of musicians in 1973 in Penistone.

After learning to play the guitar, the fiddle and the piano, as well as to sing, she played in many local folk festivals as a child and adolescent, before joining (and becoming the lead vocalist of) the all-female Celtic folk band the Poozies.

1995

1995 saw the release of her breakthrough album, Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts, a collaboration with her friend and fellow Barnsley folk singer Kathryn Roberts.

1997

In 1997, with the help of her family, Rusby recorded and released her first solo album, Hourglass.

Since then she has gone on to receive acclaim in her home country and abroad and her family continues to help her with all aspects of her professional career.

Rusby was also a member of the folk group Equation, later to be replaced by Cara Dillon.

The early line-up also featured Rusby's erstwhile performing partner Kathryn Roberts and Mercury-nominated artist Seth Lakeman, and his brother, Sean Lakeman.

Their first EP, In Session, had a small commercial release and led to them signing a major record deal with WEA.

2001

In 2001 The Guardian described her as "a superstar of the British acoustic scene."

In 2001 The Guardian described her as "a superstar of the British acoustic scene."

In August 2001, Rusby married Scottish fiddler and fellow band member John McCusker (formerly of the Battlefield Band), who produced most of her recordings up to The Girl Who Couldn't Fly.

2004

The previously unreleased song "Wandering Soul" was Rusby's contribution to the soundtrack for Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand, an eight-part BBC television documentary series originally broadcast in November 2004.

2006

A collaboration with Ronan Keating saw Rusby riding high in the UK Singles Chart; their duet "All Over Again" peaked at No. 6 in June 2006.

She also made a vocal contribution to the successful debut solo album of Roddy Woomble, the lead singer of Idlewild.

In the same year her cover of The Kinks' "The Village Green Preservation Society" was used as the theme tune to the BBC One television sitcom Jam & Jerusalem.

Rusby wrote several new songs for the series, and was credited as being responsible for the show's music.

They divorced in 2006.

2007

In 2007 the BBC website described her as "The first lady of young folkies".

She is one of the few folk singers to have been nominated for the Mercury Prize.

Launched at the 2007 Cambridge Folk Festival, the album Awkward Annie was released on 3 September 2007.

"The Village Green Preservation Society" is included as a bonus track.

In 2007 the BBC website described her as "The first lady of young folkies".

She is one of the few folk singers to have been nominated for the Mercury Prize.

2008

2008 saw the release of Sweet Bells, an album of traditional Christmas songs interpreted by Rusby.

2010

In 2010, Rusby released the album Make the Light, a collection of self-penned songs.

In June 2010, she married Irish musician Damien O'Kane, with whom she has two children.

2011

She has since released six more Christmas albums: While Mortals Sleep (2011), The Frost Is All Over (2015), Angels & Men (2017), Holly Head (2019) and Light Years(2023).

Each December, Rusby embarks on a popular Christmas tour across the United Kingdom.

2014

In 2014, she released the album Ghost, which featured traditional songs and three Rusby originals.

2016

Rusby's fourteenth solo album, Life in a Paper Boat, was released in 2016 with a fourth Christmas album Angels and Men, the following year.

2019

In May 2019, Rusby released another album entitled Philosophers, Poets & Kings, her 5th Christmas album followed 6 months later.

Heading into the new decade, Rusby released a cover album of popular songs including Shake It Off (Taylor Swift), Everglow (Coldplay) and Friday I'm In Love (The Cure) plus many more.

The album was produced in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Kate saying "It was always the plan to make this album this year, lock-down just made it more intimate.".

Her most recent work is called '30: Happy Returns' and marks 30 years of being a professional musician.

The songs are newly recorded versions of favourites from across Kate’s career.

It was released in May 2022.